BUONO TO APPEAR AT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISER
WEST WINDSOR — State Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Metuchen), the Democratic candidate for governor, will appear at a fundraiser for the Mercer County Democratic Committee tomorrow.

The event will take place at Mercer Oaks, at 725 Village Road West in West Windsor, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, Milly Silva, also has been invited.

Admission is $125 or $60 for committee members. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Checks should be made payable to the Mercer County Democratic Committee. R.S.V.P. to (609) 468-0462 or evancrumiller@gmail.com.

Any township residents who want a campaign lawn sign or want to speak with voters can contact Gambino or Vinnie Capodanno at (609) 433-9509.

“Our campaign will return the government back to the people, free of turmoil and corruption,” Gambino said in a news release.

FREEHOLDER HOSTS FUNDRAISER

TRENTON — Mercer County Freeholder Anthony Carabelli will host a cocktail party fundraiser Oct. 3 for his reelection fund.

The event will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Amici Milano in Trenton. Tickets cost $50 and checks should be made payable to the Election Fund of Anthony P. Carabelli and mailed to Pat Bartram, 4 Verona Ave., Hamilton, N.J. 08619.

The reelection bids of Mercer County Freeholders Anthony Carabelli and Andrew Koontz were endorsed this week by the Mercer County Federation of Democratic Women.

The federation promotes the vision and values of the democratic party and to encourage full participation of women in every level of the state Democratic structure, the group said in a release.

“Freeholders Carabelli and Koontz have been enthusiastic advocates and strong supporters of these goals and principles,” the federation said. “Their progressive records and seasoned experience in government have contributed much to Mercer County’s quality of life. They care about the impact on business owners, homeowners and taxpayers.”

“The residents of Hamilton still recognize the cloud of corruption that resides over our township,” Plumeri said in a news release. “This three-department audit is just another example of the Bencivengo-Yaede administration looking for a temporary fix instead of truly fixing a problem.”

Plumeri called for a top-to-bottom independent forensic audit in every department to show how tax dollars have been spent.

“One of my first priorities if elected would be to institute a full independent audit to identify and root out corruption in our municipal government,” she said. “Without a full independent forensic audit we will never know the true state of affairs within Hamilton Township.”